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net primary production  

Definition(s)

  • Primary production is the production of organic compounds from atmospheric or aquatic carbon dioxide, principally through the process of photosynthesis, and, to a very limited extent, through chemosynthesis. All life on Earth is directly or indirectly reliant on primary production. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Net Primary Production]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HD3WHL8V-3

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